Tablet and smartphone holder for video and photo shooting

ABSTRACT

A holder for tablet and tablet is a clip which has a clear flat front panel and a back part, joined together by an axis, which goes through both their bases and has a spring, which generates tension to press the back part against the front panel, with a device in between.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Taking selfies is a very common practice for us with a smartphone handy. It can be accomplished with a selfie stick or a tripod, with a group or by oneself alone. First of all, a smartphone needs to be connected to a selfie stick or a tripod.

The most commonly used smartphone holder is a stretchable clamp, but the clamp is only stretched apart enough to hold a smartphone for horizontal shooting and not able to be stretched wide enough to hold the phone vertically. A similar stretchable clamp can be used to hold a tablet computer, however, such a clamp is too big to hold a smartphone.

Tablet computers can make high-quality photos and videos, but they are bigger and not so convenient to use as smartphones. A clamp to hold a tablet, which is similar to the one holding a smartphone, is bulky. For these reasons, tablets are under-utilized, even though they can produce better-quality photos and videos than smartphones.

I have designed a holder for both smartphones and tablets, which functions as a clip rather than a clamp. It doesn't have to encompass the whole dimension of a smartphone or a tablet as a clamp does, but it holds the device securely.

This nonprovisional application claims the benefit and priority of the provisional application 62/494,816 with the same title received on Aug. 1, 2016

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The tablet and smartphone holder has a clear, flat and stiff front panel and a back part. Both of them are joined together at their bases by an axis, which passes through both of their bases and has a spring. The back part pivots on the axis and presses against the front panel or presses a tablet or a smartphone against the front panel by the action of the spring. The screen of the tablet or smartphone can be seen clearly through the clear front panel while photo and video shooting is underway. The clear front panel covers part of the screen of a smartphone or tablet without obstructing the camera icon or lens.

With the pressure exerted by the back part on a tablet or smartphone and generated by the spring on the axis, the holder can hold a tablet or smartphone securely, regardless of its size.

Another part of the design is a stand for the tablet and smartphone holder. The upper part of the stand has a ball joint with a threaded small rod, which screws into the threaded hole in the base of the front panel. The stand widens conically at its base, to which is attached a rubber pad which extends beyond the edge of the stand, forming a circular flap around the base.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1. The front view of the tablet and smartphone holder.

FIG. 2. The rear view of the tablet and smartphone holder.

FIG. 3. The side view of the tablet and smartphone holder and its stand.

FIG. 4 The smartphone and tablet holder holding a smartphone.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 demonstrates the front view of the tablet and smartphone holder. It has a clear, stiff and upright flat front panel 1 and a back part 2. Both of them are joined together at their bases by an axis 3, which passes through both of their bases and align them. The base of the back part is round on both sides, which pivots on the axis, which has a spring 4. The back part 2 presses against the clear front panel 1 or presses a tablet or a smartphone against the clear front panel by the action of the spring 4 integrated on the axis 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the screen of the tablet or smartphone 12 can be seen clearly through the clear front panel while photo and video shooting is underway. The clear front panel covers part of the screen of a smartphone 12 or tablet without obstructing the camera icon and lens.

The base of the front clear panel has a threaded hole 5 embedded in it to attach selfie stick and tripod. The threaded hole is supposedly visible through the clear material from which the front panel and its base is made.

FIG. 2 demonstrates the rear view of the tablet and smartphone holder. The spring 4 integrated on the axis 3 presses on the back part of the tablet and smartphone holder directly in a forward action. The axis passes through and aligns the round base of the back part and the round base of front panel.

FIG. 3. demonstrates the side view of the tablet and smartphone holder. A threaded hole 5 is embedded in the base of the front panel.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the upper segment 6 of back part is near vertical and near parallel to the front panel in its closed position so that it becomes vertical and parallel to the front panel when it is in the open position while its surface squarely presses against the back of a tablet or smartphone 12 and therefore pushes its screen against the front panel. The lower segment 7 of back part extends further backward to form a slope, which accommodates various thickness of tablets and smartphones and causes a tablet or smartphone to slide down and rest against the flat surface of the clear front panel.

The upper part of the stand has a ball joint 8 with a threaded small rod, which screws into the threaded hole 5 in the base of the front panel 1. The stand widens conically towards its base. To the base is detachably attached a rubber pad 9 which extends beyond the edge of the stand, forming a circular flap 10 around the base. The circular rubber flap 10 can conform to the non-flat surface of the dashboard. The rubber pad 9 and its extended edge or the circular flap can be attached to the dashboard with glue. Thus a smartphone is used as a dashcam. The base of the stand can be detachably joined to the rubber pad with the ridge 11 on the base engaging slots 11 in the rubber pad. Alternatively, more than one suction cups can substitute the rubber pad on the base of the stand.

The ball joint on the stand of the tablet and smartphone holder allows upward, downward and 360 degree horizontal shooting when a tablet or smartphone is used for selfie or as a dashcam. 

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 9. A tablet and smartphone holder is a clip comprising a clear, stiff, upright and flat front panel, a back part joined at a base with the front panel by an axis with a spring, and a stand.
 10. The tablet and smartphone holder according to claim 9, wherein an upper segment of the back part is near parallel to the front panel in a closed position and becomes parallel to the front panel in an open position wherein the upper segment squarely presses a smartphone or a tablet as well as a screen of said smartphone or tablet against the front panel and wherein a lower segment of the back part extends further backward to form a slope so as to accommodate a various thickness of a tablet or a smartphone and causes said smartphone or tablet to slide down and rest against the clear front panel.
 11. The tablet and smartphone holder according to claim 9 wherein a tablet or a smartphone is pressed against the clear and stiff front panel by an action of the spring which exerts a forward pressure directly on the back part and is integrated on the axis traversing bases of the front panel and back part and wherein a screen of the tablet or smartphone is seen through the clear front panel. 